| Biography | Nama : James Blunt
Birth Name : James Hillier Blount
Birth Date : 02/22/1974
Birth Place : Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Height : 5' 7"
Sex : M
Nationality : British
Occupation : Musician
Father : Charles Blount
Relation : Camilla Bowler, Jessica Sutta (singer-actress, 2005), Petra Nemcova (model, June 2006 - March 2007)
Claim Fame : Single "You're Beautiful" (2006)
James Blunt (born in Tidworth, Wiltshire) is a British musician whose debut album, Back To Bedlam, and single releases - especially number one hit "You're Beautiful" - brought him to fame in 2005. His style is a mix of jazz, rock and soul, and comparisons have been made between him and early Elton John. Along with the vocals of the album, Blunt plays: guitar, keyboard, marimba, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, Rhodes, organ, piano, 12-string guitar, Wurlitzer, church organ, pump organ, grand piano and Mellotron.
Before the release of his album, Blunt was a Officer with the British Army and served as a NATO peacekeeper in Kosovo, and was also on duty for the funeral of the Queen Mother on April 9, 2002, his duties included carrying her coffin.
James Blunt's debut single in the UK, "High," peaked below the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. However, the song was chosen to appear in a Vodafone commercial in Italy, and as a result ended up becoming a Top 10 hit in that country. His second single "Wisemen" improved upon that position with a #44 peak.
However, it was the third single "You're Beautiful" that became James' breakout hit. The song debuted at #12 in the UK, and demonstrated a rare trend of upward mobility on the UK charts, rising all the way to the #1 position, six weeks after its debut. The song also received massive airplay in the UK which was able to propel Back To Bedlam to #1 on the albums chart, with the special feat of unseating the record-breaking album X & Y by Coldplay from the pole position.
After the success of "You're Beautiful" in the UK, the song crossed over to mainland Europe, becoming one the biggest hits of summer 2005 across the continent. In the USA, "You're Beautiful" has not been released to radio, but despite that is getting airplay at WPLJ, a prominent radio station in New York City.
The videos for all three of James Blunt's singles to date feature symbolism and dark imagery. In the video for "High," James is buried in a desert. In the video for "Wisemen," James is kidnapped and taken hostage. In the video for "You're Beautiful," James alludes to suicide.
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